Box-car.



E. POSSON.

BOX CAR.

APPLlCATl'ON FILED'MAR. 5. 1915.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

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BOX CAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.5.1915.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

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BOX CAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR- 5, i9l5.-

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

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BOXCAR. APPLICATION HLEDMAR.5.1915.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

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Specification of Letters Patentf Patented 2i, isle.

Application filed March 5, 1915. Serial 1:10. 12,231.

invention relates to freight cars and is particularly directed to the improvement I he end structure of box cars.

ienerally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in claims. The invention is adapted for application to old box cars, but is capable of being incorporated with advantage in new cars of this type.

The inventioncontemplates the application sheet metal sheathing to the ends and the .25 pt tions of the sides of the car adjacent to the ends, together with various novel assofeatures and adjunct devices, whereby and new cars may be very greatly increased.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention, like characters infjCrliJQ like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is li end elevation showing the car body emh-odying the several features ofmy inven-v tion; ig. 2 is a side elevation showing one of, the car body; Fig. 3 is a vertical secion taken on the line a on Fig. 1; Fig. l is a detail in horizontal section taken on -.;he line (a m" on Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is adctail in horizontal section taken on the line 13 m on Fig. 2; Fig. 5' is an enlarged horizontal section taken on the same line as Fig. 5, but showing on a larger scale, the connection between the metallic sheathing, the

wooden sheathing and one of the side posts of the'car; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary end elevation of the car body, with some parts ol 12. away; Fig. 7 is a horizontal section oximately on the irregular line a, m on a; Fig. 8 is a detail in vertical section on the line :0 on Fig. 1; and Fig. detail in section on the line 0: :12 on ..e durability and etliciency, both of old 0f the parts of the underframe or platform structure, it is only desirable for the purposes of this case to particularly note the side sills 1, intermediate sills 2, end sills 3, flooring T, and truss rods 5. The cornerposts of the car body are indicated by the numeral 6, the side posts by the numeral 7, the oblique corner posts by 7, and the roof structure, as an entirety, by the numeral 8. The

side sheathing of the car body is indicated by the numeral 9, and may be assumed to be made up of matched lumber, such as usually employed for such purpose.

The wooden end sills 3 are covered on three sides and reinforced by steel channel beams 3, and the customary dead blocks 11 are suitably secured thereto, as shown, by

means of the central truss rods 5.

The end posts 10, as shown, are in the form of metallic Z-bars, such as employed in my prior Patent 1,033,343, of date, July 523d, 1912, entitled Freight car, but may take other forms, such as the form of L beams or channel beams, for example. Preferably, there are some forms of commercial. rolled steel or iron, to the flanges of which the inside end sheathing 11 may be directly bolted, as best shown in Fig. 8., At their lower ends, the end posts are shown as secured to the upper flanges of the reinforcing channel beams 3 of the underlying end sill, by means of angle brackets 12 and rivets. A. steel sheet or subflooring 13 is preferably placed under the wooden flooring 4;, and its ends 'areinterposed between the upper flanges of the said beams 3 and the lower ends of the end posts 10.

As an important feature of my'presentinvention, I apply to the end of the cara rolled steel or iron sheathing 14 that extends from the end sills to the roof structure, completely across the ends of the car, and thence, around the corner posts and, for a considerable distance, along the sides of the carfrom top to bottom thereof. This metal sheathing, for a complete end of a car, is preferably madeas illustrated in the drawings, out of three sheets which are overlapped with each other and riveted together and to the flanges of the end posts 10, the outer sheets being bent over the outer corners of the end posts. However, the number of sheets making up this metal end sheathing may be varied. lhe highly important feature is that this metallic end sides far enough greatly reinforced sheathing be extended from top to bottom of the car, or from platform to roof structure thereof, over the ends and around the to afford metallic side portions to which the grab irons or ladder roimds 15,'and preferably also, the step 16 may be directly secured. Grab irons 17 are also preferably directly secured to the end portions of the metallic sheathing, or to one side portion of the metallic sheathing close to one corner of the car. The said grab irons '15 and 17 are secured to the metallic sheathing. either by rivets orbolts. Preferably, the said grab irons will be directly riveted to the said metal sheathing, thereby eliminatin; the necessity of bolts and making. it impossible for the grab irons to work loose.

This inniroved. metallic end sheathing may be applied either to'new cars or to old cars. It is especially adapted for application to old cars, and in such application, sometimes may be applied directly over the wooden sheathing. but preferably, it is applied as shown in the drawings, the wooden sheathing being removed at the ends and ata portion of the sides adjacent to the ends of the car, and the last boards of the wooden sheathing being rabbeted or cut out so that the edges of th metal sheathing is locked therewith again -:t the first side post 7, as best shown in l ig. 5. Nut-equipped bolts 18 are passed through the. said post 7 and through the overlapped portions of the metal sheathing and wooden sheathing boards. Iron or steel strips directly between the headed outer ends of the said bolts 18 and the adjacent sheathing boards, so that the bolt heads are prevented from being drawn into the wooden sheathing and the said sheathing is very at the junction thereof, with the metallic sheathing. iLt their upper edges, the metallic end sheathing l-ll is preferably countersunk into the horizontal beams of the roof structure, as best shown in Fig. 3

'lhe netallie sheathing 14-, not far from its upper edge portion, is cut away between the end posts 10, to a l'ford an end door opening 20 that is adapted to be opened and closed at will. by a small metallic end door 21 arranged to slide between horizontal guides afforded by small Z-bars riveted or bolted to the said metal sheathing 14, as best shown in Figs. 1 and An extension of the metallic sheathing for about two feet on the sides of the end portions of the car will be suflieient for the application thereto,

15.) are placed of the grab irons, but when desired, this metallic sheathing may be extended to a very much greater extent. The above noted manner of applying the metallicsheathing to the ends of the car greatly stitfens and strengthens the car body, and furthermore, it makes the car body perfectly grain tight at the end and corners. When applied to old cars, .it very greatly extends the life thereof, and reduces the subsequent repairs required, to a minimum.

What I claim is:

l. A box car body having metallic sheathing extended across the ends thereof, from platform to roof structure and extended around the corner posts of said car body onto the sides thereof and to certain of the side posts, said car body having wooden side sheathing. the end boards of which are overlapped with the edges of the side extensions of said metal sheathing, metal strips applied to the outsidesof the end boards of said wooden sheathing, and bolts passed through said metal strips through the overlapped portions of said wooden and metal sheathing, and through said side post.

.2. A box car body having. a metallic sheathing applied to the end portions of the sides thereof, and having grab irons directly secured to said metallic sheathing, the said car body having wooden side sheathing, the end boards of which are rabbeted to receive and are overlapped with the adjacent edges of said metallic sheathing, in line with side posts of said car body, and bolts passed through the overlapped portions of said metallic and wooden sheathing and into said side posts.

3. A box car body having a metallic sheathing applied to the end portions ofthe sides thereof, and having grab irons directly secured to said metallic sheathing, the said car body having wooden side sheathin the end boards of which are rabbeted to re eeive and are overlapped with the adjacent edges of said metallic sheathing, in line with side posts of said car body, metallic strips applied to the end boards of said wooden sheathing, and bolts passed through said metal strips through the overlapped portions of said metallic and wooden sheathing, and through side posts.

In testimony, whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD POSSON.

Witnesses S, N. Peon, B. Gnomes GREY. 

